CAC Nantong Chemical

What CAC Nantong Chemical does

CAC Nantong Chemical (南通泰禾化工股份有限公司), operating under the brand Taihe International (泰禾国际), is a China-headquartered agrochemical and specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1992 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board (SZSE: 301665) in April 2025. The company produces a broad crop protection portfolio centered on three core technicals — 2,4-D (phenoxy herbicide), chlorothalonil (百菌清, fungicide), and azoxystrobin (嘧菌酯, strobilurin fungicide) — alongside additional herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, and a functional chemicals business spanning amine curing agents, halogenated benzonitriles, metal corrosion inhibitors, photoinitiators, and refrigerants. It operates four manufacturing bases in Jiangsu (Rudong, Xinyi, Suzhou) and Jiangxi (Xingan) totaling approximately 100 hectares with 10,000+ tons/year API synthesis and 20,000+ tons/year formulation capacity, plus two R&D centers in Shanghai (Songjiang G60 corridor) and Changsha. Its proprietary technology base includes ammonia oxidation, chlorination, hydrogenation, and fluorination processes, with the self-developed cyclopropylflufenuron (环丙氟虫胺, IRAC Group 30) representing a novel-mode-of-action insecticide targeting resistant pests.

The company generates revenue through three primary streams: custom manufacturing and toll processing for multinational crop protection firms (Syngenta, Dow, Corteva, FMC, UPL, Nufarm, Honeywell, Nissan Chemical) under long-term agreements dating over 10 years; branded formulation sales through domestic distributors and a wholly-owned international trading arm (上海泰禾国际贸易) with 12+ overseas subsidiaries across five continents; and functional/specialty chemicals produced primarily at the Jiangxi Yangli integrated salt-chemical base. The company maintains GLP, GEP, CNAS, CMA, and OECD GLP certifications through its Shanghai Xiaoming Testing (上海晓明检测) subsidiary, supporting pesticide registration in 90+ countries. Strategic positioning centers on transitioning from 'excellent manufacturer to excellent supplier,' with current emphasis on high-end markets, proprietary compounds, and registered innovation rather than commodity generics.

Deep strategic cooperation agreements with Syngenta (December 2020, extended August 2022) for cyclopropylflumenuron commercialization in China, and with UPL Corp (November 2024) for international commercialization, anchor the company's growth strategy around its proprietary IP. Additional proprietary compounds include paichongding (哌虫啶, registered 2017), huanchongqingding (环氧虫啶, registered 2018), and fluazinamate activator (氟唑活化酯, temporary registration 2015). The company holds 363 patents as of June 2024 (including 73 overseas invention patents) and invests over 100 million RMB annually in R&D, supported by a 72-person R&D team (51.5% master's/doctoral) and Chief Scientist Professor Li Zhong from East China University of Science and Technology. ESG credentials include EcoVadis Gold Medal (2023) and A-level heavy pollution weather industry performance rating in Jiangsu Province.

Name

CAC Nantong Chemical

Legal name

南通泰禾化工股份有限公司

Website

https://cacch.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Ipo

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CAC Nantong Chemical (南通泰禾化工股份有限公司) is a China-based agrochemical and specialty chemicals manufacturer producing herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and functional chemicals for global multinational crop protection firms and domestic distributors, with proprietary novel insecticides and registered chemistry in 90+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agrochemical Manufacturing

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impurity / Reference Standard Synthesis & Characterization (HLAGAHAG), Pesticide Residue & Agrochemical Screening Services (Soil/Plant/Water) (AFACAKAF)

Keywords

• Agrochemical manufacturing
• Crop protection chemicals
• Pesticide technicals
• Specialty chemicals
• Custom manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agrochemical Products (Crop Protection): Production and sales of pesticide technicals and formulations. Core products include 2,4-D, 百菌清 (chlorothalonil), 嘧菌酯 (azoxystrobin), 野麦畏, and others. Both domestic and export sales.
2. Custom Manufacturing (定制加工): Contract manufacturing services for multinational corporations including Syngenta, Monsanto, Dow, Honeywell for over 10 years. Core of company's sustained growth.
3. Functional Chemicals (功能化学品): Specialty chemicals business covering five major product series: amine curing agents, halogenated benzonitrile series, metal corrosion inhibitors, photoinitiators, and specialty functional chemicals. Based on salt-chemical industry integration in Jiangxi.
4. Brand Products (品牌销售): Brand formulation sales including 一把火 (paraquat), 一把手 (glyphosate), 一把清 (chlorothalonil) product lines. Focus on domestic and international brand formulation market development.
5. Testing Services (晓明检测): Laboratory testing and inspection services for pesticide and chemical product registration, R&D testing, and quality inspection through Shanghai Xiaoming Testing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAC Nantong Chemical manufactures and sells crop protection agrochemicals (pesticide technicals and formulations) and functional specialty chemicals. Core products include the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, the fungicides chlorothalonil and azoxystrobin, plus the self-developed novel insecticide cyclopropylamine (IRAC Group 30). The company also provides custom manufacturing services for multinational clients and GLP/GEP laboratory testing services through its Xiaoming Testing subsidiary.

Product overview

CAC Nantong Chemical (南通泰禾化工股份有限公司) is a diversified chemical enterprise specializing in crop protection chemicals and functional chemicals. The product portfolio centers on three core products: 2,4-D (herbicide), 百菌清/Chlorothalonil (fungicide), and 嘧菌酯/Azoxystrobin (fungicide). Beyond core agrochemicals, the company offers a comprehensive range of herbicides (草甘膦, 野麦畏, 氰氟草酯, 氯苯胺灵, 禾草丹), fungicides (肟菌酯, 吡唑醚菌酯, 丙硫菌唑), insecticides (噻虫胺, 噻虫嗪, 乙螨唑), and the self-developed innovative insecticide 环丙氟虫胺. Specialty chemicals include amine curing agents, halogenated benzonitriles, metal corrosion inhibitors, photoinitiators, and refrigerants. The company also provides GLP/GEP testing services through its subsidiary 晓明检测. Manufacturing bases are located in Jiangsu (如东, 新沂), Jiangxi (新干), and Suzhou, with R&D centers in Shanghai and Changsha.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 一把火: 百草枯品牌产品
• 一把手
• 一把清
• 浩德歌来雅
• 百施佳

Products and services

• 2,4-D Technical and Formulations Phenoxy herbicide for controlling broadleaf weeds in wheat, corn, rice and other cereal crops. Produced via Taihe's patented clean process with odorless crystal form, superior solubility and dispersibility. Sold globally and as branded formulation.
• Chlorothalonil (百菌清) Technical and Formulations Multi-site broad-spectrum protective fungicide with no resistance risk, suitable for wide crops; inhibits glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in fungal cells. Produced at 30,000 tons/year scale globally.
• Azoxystrobin (嘧菌酯) Technical and Formulations Strobilurin fungicide with protective, curative and eradicant functions; inhibits mitochondrial respiration. Effective against nearly all fungal diseases including powdery mildew, rust and blast. Produced under FAO-compliant proprietary process.
• Cyclopropylamine Insecticide (环丙氟虫胺 / CAC-I-785) Self-developed novel insecticide, IRAC Group 30, with novel mode of action showing no cross-resistance with existing insecticides. Controls resistant rice stem borer, rice leaf roller, armyworm, diamondback moth, and other lepidopteran, coleopteran and thysanopteran pests. Domestic registration received October 2025.
• Glyphosate (草甘膦)

Quantifiable outcome

• Self-developed 环丙氟虫胺 achieved excellent field efficacy against resistant rice stem borer in multiple trial sites across Jiangxi and Hunan provinces in 2020-2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UPL CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2024UPL CORP与南通泰禾联合宣布达成战略合作协议，共同推进环丙氟虫胺杀虫剂的海外商业化. This strategic partnership leverages UPL's global distribution network and Taihe's proprietary cyclopropylamine insecticide technology to commercialize the novel insecticide in international markets beyond China.
• 先正达植保 (Syngenta Crop Protection)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2022泰禾国际与先正达植保签订《环丙氟虫胺中国深度战略合作协议》. Extended deep strategic cooperation agreement for cyclopropylamine (环丙氟虫胺) in China, building on the initial December 2020 agreement.
• 华东理工大学 (East China University of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021泰禾 appointed Professor Li Zhong (华东理工大学教授, 博导, 上海市化学生物学重点实验室主任) as Chief Scientist. Successful prior cooperation on 氟唑活化酯 R&D and industrialization. Prof. Li Zhong independently developed green pesticides 哌虫啶 and 环氧虫啶, registered 2017-2018. Strong co-development relationship in novel pesticide development.
• 先正达集团中国 (Syngenta Group China)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020泰禾国际与先正达集团中国签订'环丙氟虫胺中国战略合作'启动签约仪式. Deep strategic cooperation for commercialization of Taihe's self-developed cyclopropylamine insecticide in the China market. Both companies committed to working together for Chinese rice farmers and agricultural harvest.
• 利民化工股份有限公司minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in 江苏新河农用化工有限公司, along with 日本SDS公司. JV produces 间苯二甲腈 (20,000 tons/year) and 百菌清 (30,000 tons/year). 利民化工 holds equity stake in the JV.
• 上海市精神卫生中心minorOthers泰禾大健康基金 partnership. 泰禾 donated 1.1 million RMB to fund the '慧食慧爱' program for eating disorder diagnosis and treatment center. Major CSR initiative in mental health care.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nutrichem (Hunan Haili Chemical Industry): Chinese agrochemical manufacturer (acquired by ADAMA) producing a range of insecticides, herbicides, and intermediates. Direct peer in Chinese crop protection manufacturing with overlapping MNC customer relationships and export focus.
• Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical: Major Chinese crop protection and fine chemicals manufacturer, publicly listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange, with comparable product portfolio spanning herbicides, insecticides, and functional intermediates. Like Taihe, Yangnong is a vertically integrated Chinese agrochemical exporter serving global MNC customers.
• Wynca Chemical: Major Chinese crop protection and silicone chemicals producer, publicly listed, with comparable revenue scale and product breadth in herbicides and organosilicon specialties. Overlapping Chinese and global customer base.
• Lier Chemical: Chinese publicly listed agrochemical company (SSE: 002258) focused on pyridine-based herbicides and other fine chemicals. Comparable in scale, business model (integrated API + formulation), and Chinese export orientation to Taihe.
• ADAMA: One of the world's largest generic crop protection companies, majority-owned by Syngenta Group. Operates global formulation and distribution network with strong presence in China, overlapping directly with Taihe's generics portfolio in 2,4-D, chlorothalonil, and other off-patent actives.
• Limin Chemical: Chinese agrochemical manufacturer specializing in fungicides (including cymoxanil, mancozeb families) and insecticides. Direct competitor in Chinese crop protection chemicals, with overlapping MNC customer base and export focus.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in testing, inspection, and certification services including agrochemical GLP and field efficacy testing. Operates at vastly greater scale than Taihe's Xiaoming Testing subsidiary, representing a competitive constraint on growing the GLP/GEP testing services revenue stream.
• UPL Limited: One of the world's top five crop protection companies, headquartered in India. Both a strategic customer of Taihe (UPL partnered Nov 2024 to commercialize cyclopropylamine globally) and a broader incumbent operating in overlapping product categories with global distribution reach.
• FMC Corporation: Global crop protection multinational with broad insecticide, herbicide, and fungicide portfolio. Long-term custom manufacturing customer of Taihe; comparable in commercial scale and global market reach though with a fundamentally different branded-led business model.

Emerging players

• Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical: Fast-growing Chinese crop protection chemicals company with strong formulation and global registration capabilities, particularly in Latin America and Africa. Competes with Taihe in international generic formulations markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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